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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern Career Advancement. NCA Director Mark Presnell cautioned students that PSLF is federally funded and may be entirely scrapped under the current administration.

Public interest experts, workers undeterred by initial low acceptance for loan forgiveness program

November 30, 2018

Over 28,000 public servants applied for a loan forgiveness program between last September and this April, and only 96 were accepted. The statistic is daunting, but public interest experts and workers said...

The School of Law will eliminate vacant jobs and end contracts with some short-term professors next year, according to an email from Dean Kimberly Yuracko to faculty reported by Law.com.  The move is one of the most drastic measures taken by an academic department, which was directed by Northwestern administrators to reduce its spending by five percent this fiscal year

Pritzker School of Law plans workforce cuts

November 7, 2018

The Pritzker School of Law is planning to cut its staff and faculty workforce amid a disruptive budget deficit that is already hitting major University functions this year, according to a legal news site. The...

Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin. The two are heavily featured in the second season of “Making a Murderer” as the lawyers for Brendan Dassey.

Pritzker lawyers featured in second season of “Making a Murderer” talk Brendan Dassey appeals

October 31, 2018

A&E Laura Nirider (School of Law ‘08) was a third-year law student intending to pursue a career in commercial litigation before she enrolled in Steven Drizin’s class on wrongful convictions in...

Provost Jonathan Holloway. Holloway on Wednesday remarked on the state of the deficit to Faculty Senate for 25 minutes and then answered questions.

Holloway tells Faculty Senate school ‘moving forward’ on fixing deficit

October 18, 2018

Northwestern is on track to solve its unexpected $62.5 million budget deficit, Provost Jonathan Holloway said at a Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday. Holloway said he expects the budget will be in...

The Pritzker School of Law. Entering students with full-time employment for at least one year before studying at the Pritzker School of Law dropped to 88 percent this year from 98 percent in 2009.

Fewer students are working before attending Pritzker School of Law

October 16, 2018

The percentage of students who work before attending law school has begun to level off after a decline from its recession-era peak. Incoming students with at least one year of full-time employment prior...

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